Comments on: Did leukemia really kill Herge? http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sun, 26 May 2013 00:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chris Mautner http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/comment-page-1/#comment-119710 Chris Mautner Thu, 24 May 2007 15:56:28 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/#comment-119710 Duly noted and changed. Thank you. Duly noted and changed. Thank you.

]]> By: gorjus http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/comment-page-1/#comment-119697 gorjus Thu, 24 May 2007 15:13:41 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/#comment-119697 Chaos beat me to it--the article explicitly says that he may have been infected by HIV, which does not in any way mean he developed AIDS. Nor would it seem to be accurate to say "he died of HIV." HIV is the virus that may develop into AIDS, which kills in many instances by greatly weakening one's immune system. I think we need Polite Scott! Chaos beat me to it–the article explicitly says that he may have been infected by HIV, which does not in any way mean he developed AIDS. Nor would it seem to be accurate to say “he died of HIV.” HIV is the virus that may develop into AIDS, which kills in many instances by greatly weakening one’s immune system.

I think we need Polite Scott!

]]> By: ChaosMcKenzie http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/comment-page-1/#comment-119681 ChaosMcKenzie Thu, 24 May 2007 14:36:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/#comment-119681 This posting needs some adjusting - or at least some proper facts within it - - - there is a HUGE difference between HIV and AIDS, but this posting makes them sound like one and the same. This posting needs some adjusting – or at least some proper facts within it – - – there is a HUGE difference between HIV and AIDS, but this posting makes them sound like one and the same.

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/comment-page-1/#comment-119648 Augie De Blieck Jr. Thu, 24 May 2007 13:24:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/24/did-herge-die-of-aids/#comment-119648 Interesting. A similar thing happened with Isaac Asimov. He had a bad blood transfusion, too. Interesting. A similar thing happened with Isaac Asimov. He had a bad blood transfusion, too.

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